More than 50 labor unions back overturn of Proposition 8 (file amicus briefs)

[FreeState]

Thank you labor!

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http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/018542.html

A coalition of labor unions announced Tuesday that it will file amicus briefs to urge the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that banned gay marriage in the state.

More than 50 labor unions signed onto the brief including some of California's most influential labor groups. Among them: the California Labor Federation, SEIU California State Council, the California Federation of Teachers, the California Nurses Association, the California Faculty Association, UNITE HERE! and the Screen Actors Guild.

Combined, the labor organizations say they represent 2 million California workers.

In the brief, the unions argue that Proposition 8 is invalid because it is not a "constitutional amendment," but a "constitutional revision." A revision requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to get on the ballot, where an amendment can qualify through the collection of signatures, as Proposition 8 did.... more

[robinlynne]

1. once again the unions are so right on!

I was listening to the head of the steelworkers' union speak on public tv. His positions were just so much more progressive than the Democratic Party's!

[FreeState]

3. Makes me want to join a Union...

Im always supportive but work in an industry, graphic design, thats not unionized... yet:)

[Fire1]

4. They always have been. I wouldn't work without a union.

[StreetKnowledge]

2. Rooting for the Prop 8 fighters in Canada.

No more of this. Homosexuals are people like the rest of us.